Eva Hesse focused on two main expressive media in her (unfortunately brief) life and career; sculpture and drawings. Better known for the sculptural works, which are so original that they amaze and delight nearly 40 years after their creation, her drawings are also highly original, and captivating. Hesse was one of the originators of the Minimalist style, at least with regard to her drawings, although she couldn't have known that at the time; she was just trying to forge her own expressive identity. This volume explores both her sketches and concepts for her sculptural work as well as drawings created as purely original works on their own. The drawings, particularly the later ones, have a simplicity of expression but with incredibly subtle nuances that give the works an amazing depth of feeling. The catalog is well laid-out with numerous essays, but some of the essays are a bit too heavy-handed and overly intellectual, and in some cases much too long, for this delicate and expressive work. Hence my rating of 4 stars rather than 5. But don't let that put you off; exploring Hesse's body of work on paper is very much worth the price of this fine volume.